Perforation of the gastro-intestinal tract due to foreign bodies, intussuscepta, invasive neoplasia, deep ulceration or dehiscence of surgical wounds or biopsy sites. Peritonitis as a result of wound dehiscence is most likely to occur 3-5 days post-operatively.
CryoLife, Inc. The primary objective of this observational study is to evaluate the function (patency) of cryopreserved saphenous vein allografts used as coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) for patients with occlusive coronary artery disease.
The procedure was pioneered in 1967 at the Cleveland Clinic by the late Argentine-born physician RenÃ© Favaloro. Previously, surgeons had used grafted veins only to reconstruct blocked arteries. Dr. Favaloro, however, discovered that the veins could be used to connect the unblocked sections of a coronary artery, effectively bypassing the obstruction.